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Jun 10
"I want to start challenging the binary between 'all software needs more AI' and 'AI is ruining all software,'" writes @ftrain. "Like everything, it’s situational." buff.ly/tRNSRxh
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Jun 12
"Sometimes our clients are going to want AI, and we’re going to want to steer them towards building good, transparent old-school products instead," writes @ftrain. "Other times, AI is going to be what opens doors and growth." buff.ly/tRNSRxh
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Jun 11
"We are in an era of temporary organizations being led by temporary managers for the benefit of temporary owners." On the latest podcast, @ericries talks about his new book, Incorruptible: Why Good Companies Go Bad... and How Great Companies Stay Great: buff.ly/3Kcgl0I
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Jun 9
Is it possible to build an incorruptible company in our current system? On the Aboard Podcast, @ftrain and @richziade sit down with @ericries to discuss his latest book, Incorruptible: Why Good Companies Go Bad... and How Great Companies Stay Great: buff.ly/3Kcgl0I
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Jun 8
"I love old computers," says @ftrain. "We like old machines because they represent history and they represent ways of solving problems." On the latest Aboard Podcast, Paul and @richziade discuss non-AI tech topics—including The Virtual OS Museum: buff.ly/bHQLVaR
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Jun 5
"I wonder if the process of shipping software—especially product management—will, in the future, look more like the editorial process." In this week's newsletter, @ftrain compares AI-assisted coding to making a magazine: buff.ly/S0e3LP2
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Jun 4
What did the Italians actually say when Jony Ive presented them with that Ferrari design? On this week's Aboard Podcast, @ftrain and @richziade discuss a slate of non-AI related tech topics, including, yes, that very special new Ferrari: buff.ly/bHQLVaR
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Jun 3
"My long-term bet is that software development will look somewhat less like a factory and more like making a magazine, or a film, or producing an album," writes @ftrain. "Talk is cheap, prose is hardly more expensive, and now code is cheap, too." buff.ly/S0e3LP2
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Jun 2
Can two people who host a podcast subtitled “software in the age of AI” go half an hour without bringing up the term? On this week’s Aboard Podcast, @ftrain and @richziade attempt to talk about something—anything—tech-related that isn’t AI. Listen now: buff.ly/bHQLVaR
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Jun 1
"The starting point is being really curious when you're young, and just being in love with this stuff." On the latest Aboard Podcast, @craigmod gives some advice for anyone interested in building software with AI. Check out the whole conversation: buff.ly/5LUHsjO
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May 29
"In a year or two, we can go back to talking about literally anything else on our podcasts." In this week's newsletter, @ftrain looks ahead to what will happen after the AI bubble bursts—"like Times Square the morning of January 1st": buff.ly/jOQXpcS
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May 28
"I don't think we contain the genetic code to survive what we're doing," says @craigmod. "It just feels like humans aren't going to make it." On the Aboard Podcast, a conversation about using AI to build tax software...takes a turn. Listen or watch: buff.ly/5LUHsjO
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May 27
"Everyone expects the bubble will pop—they just hope it pops after their IPO," writes @ftrain. "Then it’s like Times Square the morning of January 1st: Everyone has gone home and there’s confetti everywhere and people pushing brooms." buff.ly/5qCTxQ8
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May 26
Sure, AI might bring on the end times—but you can use it to build your own tax software! On this week’s podcast, @ftrain and @richziade are joined by @craigmod, who recently took to Claude to build a version of Quicken that suited his tax-filing needs: buff.ly/PiT1GDm
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May 25
Are Dr. Kamal Menghrajani's medical students allowed to use ChatGPT? "I think AI can be an incredible tool as long as you use it for learning and not to replace critical thinking," she says. On the Aboard Podcast, a conversation about medicine and AI: buff.ly/4otTJQw
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May 22
"What I keep seeing from vibe coding is too much software, all at once, and not enough product." In this week's newsletter, @richziade has some tough-love advice for CEOs who can't stop vibe coding: buff.ly/omL6EH0
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May 21
"I think there are certain things that you can learn in terms of quality improvement, quality assurance. But In terms of actually changing the practice of medicine?" Dr. Kamal Menghrajani on how physicians get value from AI—and how they don't: buff.ly/4otTJQw
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May 20
"Your interactive C-suite demo memo is not going to get you any results." In this week’s newsletter, @richziade has some constructive feedback for the CEOs who can’t stop vibe coding things to show their employees: buff.ly/omL6EH0
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May 19
Doctors might be using AI to cut down on paperwork, but can these tools really be employed in clinical settings? On the podcast, @ftrain and @richziade sit down with Dr. Kamal Menghrajani, a practicing oncologist and lecturer at Harvard Medical School: buff.ly/4otTJQw
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May 18
"The boss is playing with the tools. That's part of the problem," says @richziade. But the boss's vibe-coded "software" is, "Not a plan. It's just a bunch of pretty colors." On the Aboard Podcast, a why so few eng teams are seeing true gains with AI: buff.ly/10mZuXQ
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